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6. Check the referencing guidelines. 7. Take referencing details of the source material. 8. Think about the research and the topic to consider an informed response to the question. 9. Organise your ideas and plan your essay LDU – Academic Writing & Language challenging. Before you begin the assignment and again as soon as you start the research process and whenever you need to refresh your memory. If you know the guidelines at the beginning you can save time by working on referencing from the beginning. This will lead to greater accuracy and detail and an area that many students seek advice on with the Learner Development Unit and Learning Lounge Whenever you read a source, take down all referencing details – this will save you time in the end. This is an area that is often neglected. Remember the tutor wants your response to the title question so this should take however long you have to complete the assignment. The thinking process is important and happening while you understand the brief, while you select material, while you read, while you write and while you edit and complete your assignment. This may sound simple and obvious but one aspect of assessment at university is in developing depth of analysis and critical thinking and your response will need to be logical, thorough and deeply considered. As you take notes in your research you will find that similar and opposing ideas emerge all the time and that you might find categories of information. It is best to try to organise and make sense of your ideas throughout the research process – it will help with the essay planning. Your essay will be constantly evolving so this is really an ongoing process, but you might want to do this before you begin writing to help get started. The Learner Development Unit and Learning Lounge can also help develop these skills. 10. Begin writing. You may wish to start writing immediately to help you understand the topic and your approach or as soon as you feel you have done enough research to formulate an informed opinion on the topic. In any case, you need to make sure you begin in plenty of time to allow for later editing and rewriting. Planning your Studies 2 [Fact sheet] Page 2
11. Continue, edit and revise your writing, possibly reorganising ideas or changing response 12. Proofread the essay for clarity and accuracy. 13. Check that the in-text referencing complies with the university guidelines. LDU – Academic Writing & Language All the way through the process. Structure, organisation and clarity are important to good communication and an area that is assessed – to achieve a strong structure and clear expression your writing needs to evolve as your understanding evolves. Remember you can work on different sections at different times and reorganise your writing as time goes on, so if you get stuck, start on new areas. You will do this perhaps a few times as time goes on but also one final time immediately before you hand in the assignment. You will do this perhaps a few times as time goes on but also one final time immediately before you hand in the assignment. 14. Write the bibliography. It is probably best to start work on this when you begin the 15. Check the presentation of the assignment, including font size, line spacing and page numbers, cover page, name, student number, module number and name, tutor name etc. 16. Check hand in procedures and regulations, including any additional forms you need to submit. 17. Hand in the assignment according to procedures and regulations. research process so that you slowly compile a comprehensive list of reading sources as you go along. You can always delete items later if you don’t use them. It is easier to delete something you don’t need than go back to the library and find information about source you have since forgotten about but that you now need to use in your essay. You will do this perhaps as you go along but will need to do check this one final time immediately before you hand in the assignment. The information you need should be on OasisPlus or in your handbook. When you begin the assignment so that you can plan ahead and towards the end of the assignment when you are nearing the hand in date. On or before the final deadline. Planning your Studies 2 [Fact sheet] Page 3
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